Custom CNC machining of gear shaft from China per drawing

Custom CNC machining of gear shaft from China per drawing

Precision CNC machined gear shafts made exactly per your drawing and sample. We custom machine gear shafts in any material, heat treatment, surface finish, size and accuracy class you specify, from a single prototype piece to high-volume mass production.

Ra 0.2 µm achievable ground finish ±0.005 mm diameter tolerance From 1 piece to mass production Custom per drawing and sample

Machined Gear Shaft Products

A selection of custom CNC machined gear shafts produced per customer drawings: spline shafts, helical gear shafts, straight gear shafts and alloy steel gear shafts in a wide range of sizes, materials and accuracies.

CNC machined spline gear shaft from China Custom gear shaft machined per drawing OEM China 42CrMo alloy steel helical gear shaft 42CrMo steel helical straight gear shaft

Gear Shaft Materials We Machine

  • C45 / 45# carbon steel, economical general-purpose steel for medium-load CNC machined gear shafts
  • 40Cr (AISI 5140), medium-carbon alloy steel with balanced strength and toughness for transmission gear shafts
  • 42CrMo (AISI 4140), high-strength alloy steel with excellent fatigue resistance for heavy-duty gear shafts
  • 20CrMnTi, case-carburizing steel that gives a hard tooth surface with a tough core, standard for automotive gear shafts
  • 20CrNiMo (AISI 8620), carburizing grade for high wear resistance and impact toughness
  • 40CrNiMo (AISI 4340), ultra-high strength steel for mining, marine and heavy machinery gear shafts
  • Stainless steel 304 / 316, corrosion-resistant gear shafts for food, chemical and marine applications
  • Aluminum alloy 6061 / 7075, lightweight CNC machined gear shafts for robotics and aerospace
  • Brass and bronze, corrosion-resistant low-friction gear shafts for instruments and special drives
  • Any alloy steel on your drawing, we source and machine per your material specification

Heat Treatment Options

  • Normalizing and annealing
  • Through hardening and tempering
  • Case carburizing and quenching
  • Induction hardening of journals and tooth flanks
  • Nitriding for wear resistance with low distortion
  • Stress-relief tempering for dimensional stability
  • Deep cryogenic treatment on request
  • Custom hardness ranges per drawing

Surface Treatment and Finishing

  • Cylindrical grinding
  • Centerless grinding
  • Gear grinding
  • Super finishing and honing
  • Black oxide coating
  • Zinc, nickel or chrome plating
  • Phosphating
  • Shot blasting and sand blasting
  • Mirror polishing
  • Custom surface finish per drawing

Typical Gear Shaft Applications

  • Automotive transmission and gearbox shafts
  • Electric motor shafts with integrated gear
  • Industrial reducers and gearboxes
  • Hydraulic pump and motor shafts
  • Agricultural machinery drive shafts
  • Construction and mining equipment
  • Machine tool spindles and feed shafts
  • Robotics and automation drive shafts
  • Marine and offshore propulsion
  • Wind power and new energy equipment
  • Textile and packaging machinery
  • Precision instruments and aerospace parts

Custom Machining Per Drawing and Sample

  • Accept drawings in DWG, DXF, PDF, STEP, IGES and STP formats, or machine per your physical sample
  • Custom overall length, step diameters, tapers, keyways, splines, threads and cross holes
  • Custom gear module, tooth count, pressure angle and helix angle per drawing
  • Custom material, heat treatment and surface finish combinations
  • Dimensional tolerances and surface quality specified exactly per drawing
  • Engineering review with DFM feedback before production starts
  • Sample machining and sample approval before mass production
  • OEM and ODM gear shaft machining per your specification

Surface Quality and Dimensional Precision

Our CNC machining workshop routinely achieves the following surface quality and dimensional accuracy on custom gear shafts:

ProcessAchievable RaTypical tolerance
Rough turningRa 3.2–6.3 µm±0.05 mm
Finish turningRa 1.6 µm±0.01 mm
Cylindrical grindingRa 0.2–0.8 µm±0.005 mm
Super finishingRa 0.05–0.2 µm±0.002 mm
Gear hobbing / shapingRa 1.6–3.2 µmTooth class per drawing
Gear grindingRa 0.4–0.8 µmTooth class per drawing
  • Concentricity and radial runout controlled within 0.01–0.02 mm
  • Straightness and parallelism checked on long slender shafts
  • Involute splines machined per drawing, DIN 5480, JIS or ANSI profiles
  • 100% dimensional verification with CMM and 2D projector

From Single Piece to Mass Production

  • Single prototype piece for validation
  • Small batches of 10–100 pieces for trials
  • Medium batches of 100–1,000 pieces
  • Large-volume mass production with stable repeatability
  • In-process inspection across the whole batch
  • Fast sampling for urgent custom gear shaft needs
  • Flexible scheduling with clear lead times
  • Cost-optimized unit price at high volume
  • Safe packaging with wooden cases and trays
  • Steady supply for long-term programs

CNC Machining Processes

  • CNC turning of shafts and bar work
  • CNC milling of keyways, flats and pockets
  • Gear hobbing
  • Gear shaping
  • Gear grinding
  • Spline broaching and spline rolling
  • Cylindrical and centerless grinding
  • Drilling, boring, tapping and threading
  • Wire EDM for special tooth profiles
  • Balancing and lapping on request

Gear Shaft Types and Features

  • Spur gear shafts
  • Helical gear shafts
  • Double-helical gear shafts
  • Bevel gear shafts
  • Worm gear shafts
  • Involute spline shafts
  • Parallel-side spline shafts
  • Stepped pinion shafts
  • Keyed and keyway shafts
  • Hollow gear shafts

Quality Control and Inspection

  • Incoming material verification before machining
  • In-process dimensional checks with micrometers and calipers
  • CMM measurement for complex gear and spline profiles
  • 2D profile projector for tooth profile and contour checks
  • Surface roughness testing with a portable roughness tester
  • Hardness testing after heat treatment
  • Concentricity, runout and gear accuracy gauging
  • Final inspection per drawing before shipment
  • Inspection reports available for every batch
  • Full machining records kept per order

CNC Machining Workflow for Custom Gear Shafts

Every custom CNC machined gear shaft follows the same controlled route from drawing to delivery, with inspection points at each stage.

01

Drawing review and DFM

02

Material selection and cutting

03

CNC turning

04

Gear machining (hobbing / milling)

05

Heat treatment

06

Grinding and finishing

07

Inspection and QC

08

Packaging and delivery

Machining and Inspection Capabilities

From the first cut to the final measurement, every custom CNC machined gear shaft passes through controlled machining and inspection stations under one roof.

CNC milling service for custom gear shafts
CNC milling service
CNC turning service in China for gear shaft machining
CNC turning service
2D projector measuring gear shaft profile
2D projector measuring
CMM testing for gear shaft precision measurement
CMM testing

Custom CNC Machined Gear Shafts for Every Application

From automotive transmission gear shafts and electric motor gear shafts to spline shafts, helical gear shafts and hardened and ground gear shafts, we machine custom gear shafts per your drawing and sample. Every CNC machined gear shaft is produced with the right material, heat treatment, surface finish, dimensional tolerance and accuracy class your application demands. 42CrMo gear shafts, 40Cr gear shafts, 20CrMnTi carburized gear shafts, stainless steel gear shafts and aluminum gear shafts are all within our daily production range, machined by CNC turning, CNC milling, gear hobbing, spline broaching and precision grinding.

One Workshop from Prototype to Mass Production

Whether you need a single sample piece for testing, a small batch for a new product launch, or large-volume mass production for an ongoing program, our CNC machining workshop delivers consistent quality at every quantity. Combining CNC turning, CNC milling, gear hobbing, grinding, heat treatment and full inspection under one roof keeps lead times short, quality stable and unit cost competitive for custom CNC machined gear shafts from China. Send us your drawing or sample, and we machine the gear shaft exactly as specified, in the material, precision and finish you need.